Zenster,

As I watch political discussions, I see the term waffling and flip-flop all the time. Are politicians not allowed EVER to change their minds? Obama is currently being criticized for holding to his views about getting quickly out of Iraq AND being criticized for flip-flopping on issues. Hmm, seems like he can’t win. It would seem to me that it is important for an elected leader to be generally responsive to changing views of his electorate. In addition, with the constantly changing landscape of scientific knowledge, it is good to be able to change one’s opinion when given new facts and findings.

Just a thought.